Berg Roofing & Construction LLC.
- Roofing Contractor serving Ames, Iowa — based at 428 S 4th St #3, Ames, IA 50010.
- Work covered: roof repair, roof inspection, emergency repair, storm damage repair, roof replacement.
Services Offered
Checking Berg Roofing & Construction LLC. against the Iowa record
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Storm record for Ames and Story County
Add up the hail reports NOAA logged for Story County since 2017 and you land on 126. Quarter-size stones or bigger appear on 25 days. The rough part: 6 days with stones of 1.75 inches or more, topped by a 2.5-inch stone near a tennis ball. Golf-ball hail last appears in the record in 2023.
May is the peak month with 34 percent of reports, and April to July together hold 76 percent. 5 calendar months each hold under 2 percent of reports.
NOAA also lists 12 tornadoes here, the strongest rated EF2.
After any hail day, photograph the roof before anyone tarps it and write down the date. Ask Berg Roofing & Construction LLC., or any roofer you call, for a written inspection report before you sign.
Thunderstorm wind peaked at 100 mph in the record.
Among 67 Iowa counties with enough reports to compare, Story County places 3 by density: 266.6 reports per 1,000 square miles, top-third territory.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Hail reports, all years | 153 |
| Reports in April to July | 76% |
| Biggest stone, inches | 2.5 |
| Tornado reports on file | 12 |
| Peak month | May |
| Hail events since 2017 | 126 |
The single largest day was April 12, 2014: a 2.75-inch stone, about the size of a baseball, reported near Roland.
| Calendar year | Hail reports | Biggest stone, in |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 30 | 2.25 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1.25 |
| 2025 | 15 | 1.5 |
The homes under these roofs
The median home in Ames was built in 1991, so the typical house is 35 years old. At roughly 25 years per asphalt roof, 1 cycles fit into that span. Pre-1980 construction makes up 40 percent of homes in Ames. Against a median home value of $263,800, a $9,787 mid-range asphalt roof is 4 percent of the house.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Typical year built | 1991 |
| Median household income | $60,102 |
| Homes counted | 27,706 |
| Typical home value | $263,800 |
| Owner-occupied | 42.9% |
Roof prices in Ames
Prices in Ames run about 13 percent below our national basis, so asphalt shingles land at $6,090 to $13,485. Labor is part of the bill: the BLS median for roofers in Iowa is $48,660 a year. 3 payroll roofing businesses are registered in the county, by Census count.
| Material | Installed range | Lifespan | Cost per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles | $6,090 to $10,005 | 15 to 20 years | $460 |
| Standing Seam Metal | $20,880 to $34,800 | 50 to 70 years | $460 |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) | $14,790 to $26,100 | 40 to 70 years | $370 |
| Metal Shingles | $12,180 to $20,880 | 35 to 50 years | $390 |
| Clay Tile | $20,880 to $34,800 | 50 to 100 years | $370 |
| Concrete Tile | $13,050 to $23,490 | 40 to 50 years | $410 |
Questions about roofing in Ames
- Should I call a roofer right after hail?
- Do not wait for a leak. A short inspection after the storm documents the damage while the date is fresh.
- What is a roof replacement price in Ames?
- Budget $6,090 to $13,485 for asphalt shingles on a 2,000 square foot roof here, about $9,787 in the middle. Metal, tile and flat roofs are in the cost table.
- How often does hail hit Ames?
- The county file counts 126 hail entries since 2017. 25 of them reached 1 inch, and May tops the calendar.
- Has Story County had large hail?
- NOAA's biggest since 2017 entry for the county is 2.5 inches, comparable to a tennis ball, with 6 golf-ball days.
- What is the typical house age in Ames?
- Census data puts the typical build year at 1991. Asphalt roofs wear out in 15 to 30 years, so many roofs there have been replaced at least once.
- When is hail season in Ames?
- 76 percent of the county's hail entries fall from April to July, and May alone has 34 percent.
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